It is generally up to the finance company but they usually proceed with court action; which destroying a secured form of collateral is punishable in a court of law. If found guilty & you think "they can't get blood out of a turnip", like the old saying goes; just to let you know, all civil judgments stay against you for 10 + yrs so if you ever have income; they may/can collect against you.
This is how I understand it in the state of TN anyways!
They repossess it anyway and you could be responsible for the repair cost, depending on the lease contract.
You will lose the car if the Auto title loan is not paid. The lapse in repayment can result in reposession of the car.
It is treated as a voluntary reposession and it still hurts your credit. They will auction the car and you will pay the difference of your loan and the amount they get from auction.
Keep the car at a relatives or friends garage
No they can only be present if you are being sued, or there is a disturbance
This depends upon your credit score.
I would think theft
The car company generally has to give you notice before going through with a repossession. Also, they should give you the opportunity to pay the outstanding bill before resorting to a repossession.
Most likely you will get your wages garnished. They cannot send you to jail.They will only take 25% of your net disposable income. You can fight it if you chose.
the police or dealership that you got the car from always handles REPOs
SD since it is registered.
I believe it is illegal to hide anything in any state from reposession.